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Articles | Volume 19, issue 18
Articles | Volume 19, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-5923-2026
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 18
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17 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 17 Sep 2026

Validation of cloud macrophysical properties from the ATLID Level 2a products A-TC, A-FM, A-CTH using airborne lidar observations during the HALO missions PERCUSION, ASCCI and NAWDIC

Konstantin Krüger, Martin Wirth, Athena Augusta Floutsi, David Patrick Donovan, Gerd-Jan van Zadelhoff, and Silke Martha Groß

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Cloud properties from three ATLID Level 2 products (A-TC, A-FM, A-CTH) of the EarthCARE satellite mission are validated using independent airborne lidar observations collected during satellite underflights in the tropics and extratropics. The products reliably represent cloud pixel distribution and cloud top height; though ice cloud pixels and cloud top height are slightly overestimated. Comparison with a more recent baseline shows improvements, supporting their use for cloud property studies.
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Early results from EarthCARE (AMT/ACP/GMD inter-journal SI)